Well, she's isolated now from all her friends since her son had moved far away. And given her condition, it's impossible for her to make any new connections. My goal is to try to 'be' with her and meet her where she is. I'm also thinking that I could support the son and his wife in their agony of decision of whether to place her in a nursing home or not. The stress of the family is intense and they have a small child to raise also. I personally support the decision of going into nursing home. I hope my children would do that if I were in a similar situation. I would not want to negatively burden my own family. People should take care of their own - but only to a point. When it begins to damage and impact the health of others, then different options must be considered.